confide
verb (used without object)
to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed byin ).
confides
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present tense formof confide (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In Naiguata, a small coastal town famous for its traditional "dancing devils" festival, Cesar Rendon, 49, a former inmate who lived in the town's halfway house, confides that he "unburdened himself" with Apostol.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
She confides her joy in working there and also tells John that he was abandoned as a baby on the steps of the store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
In September, she apparently confides to Stern: "Just spoke to Jeffrey. I told him we are working on everything. Wow it is so so demoralising. I am about to freak with exhaustion."
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Ortega is the show — not just her story but her rapport with the theatergoers, with whom she confides as if to old friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
He confides in her that he is going to propose to Jo Bonger, even though “it’s true that I don’t know her well enough to be able to tell you much about her.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
